Sometimes, a tiny, mysterious white dot appears at the top of your Android phone's screen on the status bar without warning or explanation. Its actual job is simple yet maddening. It tells you that ...

Android 15 adds support for placing widgets on the lock screen, but only on tablets. Despite that, the lock screen widgets feature actually works quite well on smartphones. We recorded a video that ...

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I've been using Android since its initial release back in 2008. Those early years were rough going and sometimes it looked as if I'd made a mistake jumping from Apple. It's now 2024 and I'm happy I ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Since Android 5.0, the operating system has let third-party apps capture the contents of the display through the ...

Google is testing a new chip in the status bar that appears when you’re recording or casting the screen. This chip shows the duration of the screen recording or screen casting session. Tapping the ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Does anybody care about Android 14? This year’s release of the world’s most popular operating system feels like one of the smallest ever, bringing just a handful of new features. Even during the ...

Both Android and iOS have matured significantly over the years, offering a hoard of features that once could only be fulfilled through third-party apps or tweaks. Android, specifically, is known for ...